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We enjoyed meeting many commission members at ACPA 2016 and are looking forward to the year ahead.

Our Mission

The Commission for Graduate and Professional Student Affairs focuses on the unique developmental and environmental challenges faced by graduate and professional school students and those who work with them. The Commission expands the scholarly and applied knowledge base through the generation and sharing of research, services and programs that foster graduate student learning and enhance the graduate student experience. The Commission provides support and networking opportunities for members who share similar interests, and advocates for increased awareness of graduate and professional student services throughout ACPA and other higher education communities.

Get Involved

Join the CGPSA listserv by logging into your member profile. On the chatter page, click on Groups and search for Comm: Grad & Prof Student Affairs and click Join.

Interested in finding out more about involvement and leadership opportunities? Please contact any member of the directorate.

27 April 2015 (All day) to 28 April 2015 (All day)

Internationalization in higher education and student affairs - seeking authentic ways to make a difference. Many colleges and universities are promoting their international or global engagement. However, what the means, why they are doing it, and how these efforts can benefit institutions around the world remains a significant question. This webinar will preview a New Directions in Higher Education book being co-edited by Dr. Dennis Roberts and Dr. Susan Komives to come out in 2016 titled Enhancing Student Learning and Development in Cross-Border Higher Education. Participants in the webinar...

Research Briefs Research Briefs usually involve literature reviews, extensive reviews of existing research, or the presentation new and original research. They may brief reports of pre-existing articles by the original author or modifications to graduate student papers and/or theses. Research Briefs should also include an extensive list of references. Research Briefs should be approximately 1000-...

CGPSA Awards Information Recognize Those Who Make Graduate Education Richer We want to recognize and encourage those in our profession who consistently work to make graduate education richer. We know many of you are deserving of recognition for the work you do. Please take a moment to nominate yourself or someone else who contributed to the broader understanding of graduate student affairs or who...